Articles tagged "Human Rights"

Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, March 11

Russian troops in Ukraine act as if international law does not exist -- Human Rights advocate turned soldier Butkevych sentenced to 13 years by Russian proxies in Donbas; no legal grounds for sentence -- Russia unlikely to make significant gains launching new counteroffensive in Vuhledar -- Who was ‘Da Vinci,’ legendary young commander killed near Bakhmut? -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Wednesday, March 1

Kyiv says Russia prepares for offensive in southern Ukraine -- Additional troops to be sent to Bakhmut -- Ukraine repels more than 85 Russian attacks over past day -- Local authorities report fire at oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region -- Alleged loss of aircraft at Belarusian airfield to further limit Russia's air operations -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Thursday, December 15

Where does Russian disinformation incubate in US? -- Ukraine prepares deals to strengthen air defense capabilities -- Russia deploys ‘at least’ 60 additional military vehicles to Belarus since Dec. 8 -- Amid year-end address cancellation, Kremlin is not confident it can continue shaping Russian information space -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, October 29

Russia to force citizenship on residents in Zaporizhzhia Oblast from Oct. 30 -- Russia closes hospitals, steals medical equipment from occupied territories -- Russia runs out of missiles, stops attacking Ukraine's military bases -- Belarus has provided Russia with 65,000 metric tons of ammunition since March -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Monday, 18 April 2022

Russia plans to "retrain" teachers from temporarily occupied territories at special camps -- Russia fires five missiles at Lviv -- Russian military launches missile strike at Dnipropetrovsk Oblast -- Russians fail to launch large-scale offensive in Donbas as Ukrainian forces hold them back -- Although offensive shifts to eastern Ukraine, Russia’s ultimate goal hasn't changed -- and more

Tory Ministers to Stop Supply of Free Covid Tests to Universities in England with just 48 Hours Notice

Education leaders criticise ‘reckless’ move, after first case of ending mass distribution of LFTs (Lateral Flow Tests)

Another Country - Not the One I Represented as a Diplomat for 30 Years

Alexandra Hall Hall, who resigned from the Foreign Office over Brexit lies, now thinks the British malaise is much deeper than that or Boris Johnson

Time to Stop the Rot

The UK may be the only democracy in the world without a written constitution – a ‘higher’ law or code to which all others must conform.

The End of GDPR & the Rise of Data Discrimination

Corrupt, Tory profiteers eliminate data protection to allow their donors to make huge profits from your private data

Fear Dominic Raab will Target Human Rights Act in his New Justice Post

“I don’t support the Human Rights Act and I don’t believe in economic and social rights.” - Dominic Rabb, 2009

Awaiting a ‘Tsunami of Covid’ - UK Lecturers Fear Students’ Return

The fears are evidence-based, she says. “Universities are asking people to come back to campus without mandating that basic things are in place to make it safe. It’s not about emotion.”

Unethical Migrant Website Set up by UK Home Office

Site offering supposedly independent advice is part of a £23,000 government social media campaign